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[Blubble37]

Thanks for posting those. The tank has a look I really like. It's also the kind of tank I believe makes fish feel very secure and unstressed. I had a similar tank with dwarf puffers in it and the tall plants allowed them to create territories and stay out of each others way. 
 
Lovely shots!

thankyou!
 
i knew i wouldn't have much time for heavy maintenance on the tank, so when I adapted the existing setup i designed it around minimal maintanence and maximum looks. Easy to clean filters, easy to trim plants. I'll admit i've never cleaned the gravel in a proper fashion. I remove large clumps of debris, but leaves are left to return to the gravel. No ill effects at all. It's able to maintain a perfect balance with water changes of 15/15/15/40 on a 4 week rotation. It looked awfully barren at first but as the plants started to spread it gradually became better and better.

 

[Chad]

That's good news for people just starting in the hobby, or who are on a limited budget of money or time...it's a tank they could pull off and have look really nice. 

 

[Blubble37]

That's good news for people just starting in the hobby, or who are on a limited budget of money or time...it's a tank they could pull off and have look really nice. 

it takes a month or two after the initial cycling is finished and all the fish are added for this whole process to start, but yes, i agree. If you want i'll put up a itinery of the tank, it's stock, it's equipment and how it's working out

 

[Chad]

I think that would be great. I think it would help people to make something similar. Planted tank journals would be the right forum for the job. Thanks for doing that (when you get a chance with exams)!

 

[Blubble37]

I will start asap, saves wasting "study peiods"

 

[LyraGuppi]

Ahhhh!
 
Vallis! I couldn't find any anywhere in my LFSs!

 

[Blubble37]

Ahhhh!
 
Vallis! I couldn't find any anywhere in my LFSs!

mine will not stop growwing tbh

 

[Tongue_Flicker]

Welcome back

 

[Blubble37]

Welcome back

cheers

 

[Munroco]

Ahhhh!
 
Vallis! I couldn't find any anywhere in my LFSs!

Lyra, you have a habit of wanting the plants I'm thinning out. Just pulled out a clump of vallis a few hours ago. Mine were covered in BBA (I think), but since I put in the water lettuce, its disappeared and the vallis is flourishing again.
 
Some impressive chains there Blubble

 

[Blubble37]

 

Ahhhh!
 
Vallis! I couldn't find any anywhere in my LFSs!

Lyra, you have a habit of wanting the plants I'm thinning out. Just pulled out a clump of vallis a few hours ago. Mine were covered in BBA (I think), but since I put in the water lettuce, its disappeared and the vallis is flourishing again.
 
Some impressive chains there Blubble
 

thankyou, i started out with three plants. the rest is all home-made